High Quality Natural Flavor Madagascar Vanilla Pods Vanilla Beans

Scientific Name: Vanilla Planifolia The Most premium Quality Organic Vanilla Beans from Sri Lanka. Flavor derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla. This is the basisof the 'Vanilla Flavor'. Vanilla Beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of the tropical orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia. Before the plant flowers,the pods are picked, unripe, and cured until they're dark brown. The process takes up to six months. To obtain Pure VanillaExtract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. According to law, Pure Vanilla Extract must be 35 percent alcohol by volume.There are two grades in Vanilla planifoliaGrade AGrade BGrade A vanilla beans are the expensive andSpecification of Grade A vanilla beans (also called gourmet or prime) Length range 8+ inches Water content % 25% - 30% Vanillin content % 1.5% - 2% Cuisine 30% – 35% Specification of Grade B vanilla beans (also called extract beans) Length range 6 – 8 inches Water content % 15%- 25% Vanillan content % 1.5% - 2% Cuisine % 15% – 25%